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City of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B24-5-5)
… April 22, 2024, or 21 days after the Charter-established deadline. The proposed budgets for the general and recreation … budgets are submitted to the Council on or before the deadline. Continue to evaluate and explore ways to make the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/05/13/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b24-5-5Wage Subsidy and Transitional Employment Programs (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Wage Subsidy and Transitional … program requires New York State to engage individuals in countable work activities. The Office administers New … withhold 25 percent pending the participant’s retention in unsubsidized employment for 90 days after the subsidized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/09/wage-subsidy-and-transitional-employment-programs-followFuel and Services
… prices, and received the quality and quantity of goods and services it procured during its response to Superstorm Sandy. … the reasonableness of prices paid for the procurement of services from the ten vendors in our examination, (ii) the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/30/fuel-and-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 845
… establishment of guidelines and procedures for employee vs. independent contractor determinations can, if followed, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/845-agency-compliance-internal-revenue-service-irs-policy-regarding-workerState Agencies Bulletin No. 1736
… year of service credit in either BU01 or BU21. Effective Date(s) The bi-weekly Security Services Hazardous Duty Pay … effective dates: Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type Eligibility Date Payment Effective Date Check Date Institution 1 Lag 04/01/2019 03/28/2019 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1736-new-security-services-hazardous-duty-pay-arbitration-eligible-bu01-andState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… programs that did not comply with SED’s requirements for reimbursement. The non-reimbursable costs included $5,394 … in ineligible food costs, $2,337 in ineligible costs for consultant services, $2,309 in non-program-related costs, … Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2016-S-15) For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, auditors identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsAkron Fire Department – Financial Activities (2014M-196)
… chief fiscal officer. Key Findings We found 101 credit card purchases totaling $22,100 did not have original … and using it for personal expenses, paying off credit card debt and making loan payments. He pleaded guilty to … that original receipts are attached to the monthly credit card statements. Ensure that checks representing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/04/10/akron-fire-department-financial-activities-2014m-196DiNapoli: NYC Finances Strong But Slowing Economy Presents Risks
… economy given current developments. To their credit, Mayor de Blasio and the City Council have prudently increased the city’s reserves in recent years.” In January, Mayor de Blasio released his preliminary executive budget for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-nyc-finances-strong-slowing-economy-presents-risksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1655
… All agencies with appropriations due to lapse on June 30, 2018 Background Appropriations allocated to certain … Effective Date(s) Institution pay checks dated July 5, 2018 Administration pay checks dated July 11, 2018 OSC Actions OSC has provided a spreadsheet of all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1655-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-441
… Qualified parking is parking provided to employees on or near the business work premises, or parking on or near a location from which employees commute to work by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-441-cuny-pre-tax-parking-programDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3% in Second Quarter
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $5.7 billion … the first quarter of 2023, growing 7.1%. “Growth in local sales tax collections slowed in the second quarter, returning … Counties: Forty-nine out of 57 counties had year-over-year sales tax increases during the second quarter, totaling 2.4% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-3-percent-second-quarterTompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-143)
… County Industrial Development Agency (TCIDA) Board of Directors (Board) evaluated projects prior to approval and subsequently monitored the performance of businesses that received financial benefits. Key Findings … is accurate. The Board did not ensure payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) were billed and paid in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/17/tompkins-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoringOpinion 93-16
… VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (credit for activities performed by local government employees during … AND PHRASES -- "Regularly Assigned Work Periods" (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §217[f]) GENERAL … may not earn credit under a service award program for responding to fire alarms during their "regularly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16New York City Department of Homeless Services – Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Institute for Community Living, Inc.
… is effectively monitoring its contract with the Institute for Community Living, Inc. (ICL) to ensure reported costs are … of Social Services (DSS), is the agency responsible for providing transitional housing and services for eligible homeless families and individuals in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/16/new-york-city-department-homeless-services-oversight-contract-expenditures-instituteOther Bulletin No. 43
… Employees Employees designated management or confidential in Bargaining Unit 96 who meet the eligibility criteria … Eligibility Criteria Performance Advance Employees in NS positions (Grade 600) which are equated to a grade … date based on the 04/01/2017 Salary Schedule and employees in NS positions (Grade 600) which are equated to Grade 668 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-43-april-2018-state-university-construction-fund-scfOther Bulletin No. 50
… the State University Construction Fund instructions for processing the April 2019 SCF M/C Performance Advances. … and the Division of the Budget Bulletin D-1140, provide for payment of performance advances on April 1, 2019 to … Relations approved Performance Advance Plan are eligible for the April 2019 SCF M/C Performance Advance provided the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-50-april-2019-state-university-construction-fund-scfManagement of Invasive Species
… effects of invasive species populations in New York State. The audit covers the period April 1, 2017 through … species of plants and animals currently found in New York State are not indigenous, but rather have been introduced by … adversely affecting the ecological integrity of the State’s natural communities and systems. In New York, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/23/management-invasive-speciesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-269.1
… of Financial Services has announced that the 2019 premium rate and the maximum weekly employee contribution for … of an employee’s weekly wage. The maximum employee premium deduction for Paid Family Leave will be $107.97 per … NY as one of their withholding states in order to have the premium deduction withheld for Paid Family Leave. See the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-2691-new-york-state-paid-family-leave-program-unitedDiNapoli: Audit Cites East Clinton Fire District For Improper Gifts
… Officials in Dutchess County’s East Clinton Fire District improperly paid nearly $35,000 in personal expenses for members, including rent, cable … to uncover lax oversight and misuse of taxpayer dollars in fire districts. I will continue to audit these entities so …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-cites-east-clinton-fire-district-improper-giftsNew York City Department of Homeless Services – Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Institute for Community Living, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our initial audit report, New York City Department of Homeless Services – Oversight of Contract … To assess the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/06/new-york-city-department-homeless-services-oversight-contract-expenditures-institute